OK, finally got several hours of flying under my belt on my -7A, but still trying to absorb everything my GRT EFIS is throwing at me. Maybe someone could enlighten me. I note that on the PFD page, a very small square is appearing on the screen. Sometimes it is centered within the small circle between my schematic "wings", other times it wanders a short distance away from the circle. What is this square and what is its position relative to the circle trying to tell me? (besides my IQ)
I also have noticed that what I think is called a pitch ladder (horizontal white lines in the center of the screen, above and below my schematic wings, one of which is labeled "10") is sometimes present on the screen, but not always. What triggers the pitch ladder to appear/disappear?
I also remember from the website or manual that there is a Highway in the Sky (HITS) feature that looks like a series of windows on the screen that can guide you down to the runwau, but I have not seen that feature come on. Whats the deal on that - Im a VFR kind of guy - do you have to have an IFR approach set up on the EFIS or something for that to kick in? Just curious - gotta be able to show it off at some point, even if I dont really need it for my style of flight.
regards
erich
I also have noticed that what I think is called a pitch ladder (horizontal white lines in the center of the screen, above and below my schematic wings, one of which is labeled "10") is sometimes present on the screen, but not always. What triggers the pitch ladder to appear/disappear?
I also remember from the website or manual that there is a Highway in the Sky (HITS) feature that looks like a series of windows on the screen that can guide you down to the runwau, but I have not seen that feature come on. Whats the deal on that - Im a VFR kind of guy - do you have to have an IFR approach set up on the EFIS or something for that to kick in? Just curious - gotta be able to show it off at some point, even if I dont really need it for my style of flight.
regards
erich